Fqldable scbeeneb chair



S. STRANSKY.

FOLDABLE SCREENED CHAIR.

APPLlcAHoN man Nov. 19, 1919.

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TEL-47 S. STRANSKY.

FOLDABLE SCREENED CHAIR.

AEPLlcATloN man Nov.19, 1919.

1,344,097. Patented June 22, 1920.

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FOLDABLE SCREENED CHMR.

APBLICAUON man Nov.19. w19.

1,344,097. Patented June 22, 1920.

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l which when not desiredw for use can b e quickly and easily'folded into, Vsuch positionthat it will require comparativelyy lit- STEPHEN srnAns/Kr, or Denen rnNNsYLviiNiA.

roLnABLii scnninviin CHAIR.

i `Be it lmownthatl', Sinri-iENrRANsKi'-,

i `a citizenV ofthe United States, residing at fortably sitting therein.

Darby, iiithe county` of Delaware. and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new n and useful improvements in Foldable Screened Chairs, of -which the following is aspeciication. i, Y,

^ One object of my invention is `to provide` an improved screened rocking chair tle storage room even though the chair when :iii use is of a comparatively large size sufficient to entirely inclose a person'com Another object is` to make my improved chair of a durable construction and so that Y therein.

Thesev objects, and other advantageous 1l Y ends which will be describedhereinafter, I

`attain inthe following manner, reference )being had to the accompanying drawings in 4it can beeasilyrocked by a person sitting which .i Figifire 1 is a yfrontelevation of my im- V. proved chair,

.5 Fig. isa side view of Fig. 1,v .V

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevationtaken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Y Y

F ig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, i

Fig. 5 is a topvplan view'of Fig. 2,

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan View taken on the line 6-6 of F ig. 2,

Fig. 7 is a perspective viewffof my imf proved chair showingcertain` of the parts in positions having beeninitially moved to permit the chair to be folded, Y

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the position of said parts during another stage of the folding operation,

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing said parts 1n a more nearly completed stage during the folding operation,

Fig. 10 is a perspective View showing the chair initially folded, and

Figs. 11 and 12 are fragmentary perspec-V tive views showing certain of the details of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, my improved chair includes two side sections 13 and 14 which may be made of a frame construc` tion. These two side sections are hinged to a rear section 15 by hinges 16` and 17 indicationA ined November` 19, ieiaseriai n. 339,632.

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respectively. The rearfsection 15 is also ymade -off a frame construction and thev hinges l16, as clearlyshown in Fig. 9., are secured to` the innersurface of the side section 13 and tothe. outerface of* the side rail 13 of the rear section 15; a portion of said hinges extending forwardly ofthe side .rail 18 tol permit the side section13v to foldV against the front portionof the rear section 15 as shown in Fig. 9. The hinges 17 are securednto the back ofthe-siderail 19 Sofi the rear section 15 and project laterallya sufficient distance as "shown in Figsci9=and 10 to permit-the `side section 14 'to fold against tlierear face ofthe rear section 15.

The bottoms of the side sections 13y andM 14 are provided with rockers 20 and21 re,- spectively. A base board 22 is hinged to the bottom rail 23 by. hinges24 and at its l edge opposite vthe hinges 24 is provided with `dowel pins 25 `adapted to enter holes 26 in the siderail27 of 'the side section 13. 1n

similar. manner a top ,section 28 Ais piv-Vv otallyconnected byhinges 29 to thetop of.`

the side section 14`and the upper edgeiof the side section 13 hasY dowel` pins 30 adapted to enter holesu31-in1the edge portionofv the top section 23.k A seat32 is movably connected `to the railA 33 of the rear .sectiony 15 byihinges 34; the sides of said 'seat `normally ktending to rest lon rails 135 and 36 ofV the `respective `side sections 13 f l and 14.Y Theinner surfaces of the side sections have-arm rests 37 and 33 and these arm rests may be used toisupport the. bottomr end of `na reading rack 39; said rack having vits upper end slidable withinl slots 40j in the, door41; said' :door 41 jbeing -secured to 'the side section 13 by hinges 42;

the hinges being 'extended forwardly of the front edge of the side section 13 to per mit the door 41 to swing againstthe outer 'side face'of the side section 13 as clearly shown in Fig. 10.

The base board, 22 has a pusher rod 43 extending therethrough; the lower end` of Y said pusher rod being adapted to engage the floor so that a person sitting within the chair can rock the chair by pushing against the upper end of said pusher rod.

Any'suitable latch 44 can be v rovided on the door 41 for the purpose of olding the latter in a closed position and it will be noted that the front, rear, top and side sections are covered with a screen 45 so as to prevent flies, mosquitos, or other insects from annoying a person while sitting in the, chair. The side section 14 'is providedwith a hook or other securing means 46 so as to hold the base board 22 in a raised position while the chair is being folded.

yTo fold my ,improved chair, the door 41Ak is first opened by swinging it as indicated Vby the dot-and-dash; line l'arrow A as shown in Fig. 7. The base board 22 is then slightlyv .raised as shownby the arrowB so as to vfree the dowel pins 25 -of the holes 26. The

' top section is then slightly moved upwardly to free rrthe holes 31 of the dowel! pins 30 as indicated by thelarrow C. The side sections 13 v. and 14 arev then sightly pushed apart at their forward V.edges as indicated Vby theV airow D in Fig. 8, during which action the side rails 35 land 36 will bemoved yfrom under the seat 32 and the seat will.

fall as indicatedlby the arrow F. `VThe top section 2S will alsofall asindicated by the '4 arrow E for the reason that the side sec-V tion 13 has been ,moved from under the.

top section so that the latter will swing downwardly on its hinges. The base board can then be swung upwardly asindicated arrow H in Figs?, 8V and' 9.

by thearrow G in Fig. 8 and secured byk the securing means 4:6. The side section, 14Ck can then be swungcompletely around so vas to position itself against the rear face of the rear section, 15 as indicated by the After this action, the side ysection 13 can `be swung against the forward face of the( rear section 15 as indicated by the arrow I to complete the folding of the chair .as shown in Fig. 10 in which position the rear etxen sion 20a andy 21a'of the rockers 20 and 21 will be disposed in opposite directions and will not interfere with each other during the folding operation.`

I' preferably use liingesof the removable pin type so that if desired the various sec tions can be entirely detached merely byA removing. the pins fromthe hinges.

In order to guard against the breaking of Y the screen on the section 13 .ifsaid `section should accidentally swing inwardly'against the seat 52 during the folding operationI provide a lug or dowel pin 3 5a on the side Y rail 35 for abutment against'the edge of the seat 32.

Vhile I Vhave described my invention as -vtaking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts ofmy .invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence `I ydo notV limit myself lto Vthe precise. construction set forth, kbut consider that Iain at liberty to make suchclianges and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims. Y

Havingr'thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is Y 1.'.A foldable chair including side sections andi .rear sections hinged together; -a

seat hinged to oneof said sections and hav- `ing portions normally adaptedto rest respectively onl said side sections; a top section hinged to one of said sections and havingpin interlocking portions with one A of said side sections; and a base section hinged to one of said sections and having pin interlocking portions with another of said sections; substantially as described.

2. A foldable chair including a rear section and two side sections hinged to said rear section; and rockers on said side sec-V tions, vthe hinges connecting 'said side sections to the Vrear section being located to permit the sidefsections to be respectively STEPHEN sTRANsKY.

Witnesses:

' ANNA BENTON,

(3i-iris. E. Por'rs. 

